Published in:CESifo Working Paper Series ; No. 5609
Extent:
1 Online-Ressource (37 p)
Language:
English
DOI:
10.2139/ssrn.2706419
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Footnote:
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments November 2015 erstellt
Description:
Many subsidiaries can deduct interest payments on internal debt from their taxable income. By issuing internal debt from a tax haven, multinationals can shift income out of host countries through the interest rates they charge and the amount of internal debt they issue. We show that, from a welfare perspective, thin-capitalization rules that restrict the amount of debt for which interest is tax deductible (safe harbor rules) are inferior to rules that limit the ratio of debt interest to pre-tax earnings (earnings stripping rules), even if a safe harbor rule is used in conjunction with an earnings stripping rule